Soccer Game Preview: Lebanon Trail vs. Emerson

By Team Reports Feb 17, 2024, 3:38am

Preview: Lebanon Trail vs. Emerson

Lebanon Trail is 3-0 against Emerson since January of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lebanon Trail Trail Blazers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Emerson Mavericks at 5:30 p.m. Emerson took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Lebanon Trail, who comes in off a win.

Last Tuesday, Lebanon Trail got the win against Memorial by a conclusive 4-1. The win made it back-to-back wins for Lebanon Trail.

Meanwhile, Emerson was the victim of a rough 6-1 defeat at the hands of Independence on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Emerson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 304th, while Independence is ranked 33rd).

Emerson's goal came courtesy of Camryn Mckinnie, who's now up to five this season.

Lebanon Trail pushed their record up to 8-2-2 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those three matchups. As for Emerson, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7-3 record this season.

Lebanon Trail took their victory against Emerson when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 6-1. In that matchup, Lebanon Trail amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.

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